Dorint Airport-Hotel Zürich
Dorint Airport-Hotel Zürich is the building shaped like a Swiss cross that you see from the approach road: 235 rooms at Riethofstrasse 40 in Glattbrugg, with a free shuttle from the terminal between 6:00 am and 11:30 pm (CHF 5 back), the Basilico restaurant and its garden terrace, a lobby bar, 12 meeting rooms and four meeting suites for up to 200 people, free electric vehicle charging and air-conditioned rooms from 24 sq m. It is the mid-priced hotel among the shuttle properties, five floors of practical rooms a few minutes from the runway.
Rooms
The 235 rooms run from the 24 sq m Standard Room and the 26 sq m Comfort Room to the 40 sq m Superior Room and Junior Suite; a Standard Room with Connecting Room gives families 48 sq m. All are air-conditioned with a desk, a safe, tea-making facilities, a mini refrigerator, a separate shower with bathroom amenities and a hair dryer, and free Wi-Fi.
Standard room amenities include:
- Air conditioning
- Bathroom amenities
- Desk
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair dryer
- Mini refrigerator
- Safe
- Tea-making facilities
Breakfast and dining
Basilico serves the breakfast buffet and, later, Swiss and international dishes such as Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (sliced veal in cream sauce), a pastrami sandwich or gnocchi, with a summer terrace in the garden and a private room for groups. The lobby bar covers coffee, drinks and snacks between meals.
Facilities and services
The conference wing has 12 meeting rooms and four meeting suites for up to 200 people. Free e-charging points are in the car park, and the front desk is staffed 24 hours.
Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check-out at 12:00 pm. Dogs and cats are accepted at CHF 25 per pet per night plus a CHF 25 nightly deposit. The hotel is also sold by the hour on day-use platforms, though it publishes no day rate of its own.
Location and transport
The hotel is 2 km from the terminal in Glattbrugg, about five minutes by the shuttle, which is free from the airport to the hotel between 6:00 am and 11:30 pm and CHF 5 per person back. Glattbrugg’s railway station and the Glattalbahn tram are a short walk for the city, 10 km away (getting into Zurich guide); a taxi to the terminal is about CHF 20.
With its own car park and EV chargers it is one of the park, sleep and fly options at Zurich Airport.
Nearby alternatives
The Mövenpick Hotel Zurich Airport runs its shuttle free in both directions and from 4:30 am; the Hilton Zurich Airport has the runway view and a sauna. For a cheaper bed on the tram, the ibis budget Zurich Airport is nearby in Glattbrugg.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Dorint shuttle work?
The shuttle from the airport to the hotel is free and runs daily between 6:00 am and 11:30 pm, about every 30 minutes; the return trip to the terminal costs CHF 5 per person and is booked at reception. The ride takes about five minutes.
Is breakfast included?
On bed-and-breakfast rates, served at Basilico in the morning; room-only rates are also sold. For a shuttle before the buffet opens ask reception the evening before.
Can I walk to the terminal?
It is about 2 km, 25 minutes on foot along Riethofstrasse and the airport approach roads, which is fine in daylight with hand luggage; most guests take the shuttle, a taxi or the tram from Glattbrugg.
Does the hotel take pets?
Dogs and cats are accepted, two per room, at CHF 25 per pet per night plus a refundable deposit of CHF 25 a night.
Information last verified: October 2, 2026